78 2701 Judaica and hebraica Flavius Josephus 
78 2701 Judaica and hebraica Flavius Josephus 
78 2701 Judaica and hebraica Flavius Josephus 
- Partly (vaguely) waterstained in outer (mainly blank) margins. Upper joint partly split.
= Poortman II, p.225. Rare edition. The woodcut illustrations are copied after the woodcuts by Christoffel van Sichem II in the edition 1611, not mentioned by Poortman.
78 2702 Law Kersteman F L 
- From the library of Willem van Iterson (1897-1973), with his bookplate on upper pastedown and owner's entry on first free endpaper. Hinges strengthened; waterstained throughout.
= Ter Horst p.87ff: "De juridische boeken van Kersteman zijn voor het grootste gedeelte bestemd voor leerlingen in het vak, practizijnsklerken in de eerste plaats, hetgeen vaak uit hun titels reeds blijkt. Tengevolge van dien opzet bevatten zij vele modellen van allerlei acten en documenten (...) en geven zij vaak elementaire definities van eenvoudige zaken. (...) [zij] bergen belangrijk materiaal in zich voor onze kennis van het oud-Hollandsche recht".
78 2703 Law Kersteman F L 
- From the library of Willem van Iterson (1897-1973), both with his bookplate on upper pastedown and owner's entry on first free endpaper. Some occas. waterstaining/ foxing.
= Ter Horst p.87ff: "De juridische boeken van Kersteman zijn voor het grootste gedeelte bestemd voor leerlingen in het vak, practizijnsklerken in de eerste plaats, hetgeen vaak uit hun titels reeds blijkt. Tengevolge van dien opzet bevatten zij vele modellen van allerlei acten en documenten (...) en geven zij vaak elementaire definities van eenvoudige zaken. (...) [zij] bergen belangrijk materiaal in zich voor onze kennis van het oud-Hollandsche recht".
AND 2 others by the same: Rechtsgeleerde catechismus of verkortende papagaay (ibid., 1790) and Secretarij der Hollandsche voogdijen ontslooten (ibid., 1790).
78 2704 Le Francq van Berkhey J 
78 2704 Le Francq van Berkhey J 
- First 4 lvs. lower blank corner repaired (incl. title).
= BNK 1455; Arpots 246; Ki.la.ki.le. 209 (2nd ed. of 1793). On Christina Chalon, who made the fine illustrations in the style of Van Ostade, see L. Buijnsters-Smets, "Christina Chalon, een achttiende-eeuwse tekenares", Antiek 16 (1982), p.470-480.
78 2705 Leti G under pseud l'Abbé Gualdi 
- Vellum sl. stained. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Very rare Dutch translation. Rahir 2277: "Le fleuron de titre aux traits calligraphiques appartenir à l'officine de Jansson"; cf. Willems 1755 and Gay/ Lemonnyer II, p.499 (French ed. 1666, Leyden); cf. Buisman 1330 (ed. 1701). Maldacini was the alleged power behind Innocent X and his mistress. This Italian tale describes how Olimpia Maldachini assisted her brother-in-law becoming Pope Innocentius X (much to the detriment of her own family). No copy traced in the market.
78 2706 Levant Bruyn C de 
78 2706 Levant Bruyn C de 
78 2706 Levant Bruyn C de 
78 2706 Levant Bruyn C de 
78 2706 Levant Bruyn C de 
- A few minor plates sl. yellowed; the fold. plate of Jerusalem comes from another copy; a few textleaves sl. foxed. Top of spine chipped; corners and foot of spine sl. rubbed; joints professionally restored. A fine copy in an attractive binding.
= Remarkable copy from the library of A.M. LEDEBOER, with all plates BEFORE LETTERS and printed on heavier paper. Navari 159 ("The sheer extent of the work is impressive"); Tiele 207; Cat. NHSM 257; Boucher de la Richarderie I, 245; Röhricht 1184; Lipperheide Ci48. The first edition of "one of the best illustrated works on the Levant" (Cox I, p.218). Splendid (large) panoramic views of i.a. Constantinople (190x30 cm.), Jerusalem (120x30 cm.), Smyrna, Rhodos, Bethlehem, Aleppo, Alexandria.
78 2707 Marcus J E 1774 1826 
78 2707 Marcus J E 1774 1826 
- Occas. trifle foxed; first 9 plates sl. waterstained in lower left corner (partly touching the image). Otherwise all prints fine.
= Printed on heavy paper; copy before letters. "Vooral Jacob Ernst Marcus dient te worden vermeld. Van 1807 tot 1816 gaf hij elke maand een prent uit, totaal 105 stuks (...) Marcus plaatst geen Griekse goden en godinnen in zijn landschappen, maar mensen, zo uit het werkelijke leven van die tijd weggelopen" (Grafiek in de 19e eeuw, p.19).
78 2708 Maritime history Griethuizen Carelius M L 
- First work some sl. foxing; sm. owner's stamp on first blank. Spine lacks letterpiece.
78 2709 Marmontel J F 
- Occas. vaguely (water)stained. Bindings trifle rubbed. = Scheepers II, 654; Buisman 1559.
78 2710 Mechelen L van 
78 2710 Mechelen L van 
- Three contemp. owner's entries by nuns: "isabelle de mey", "liwyne verschaffel" and "antonitte stevens" on verso first free endpaper. Lacks upper ties.
= Second part of an extremely rare and important Roman-catholic songbook. The first part, Den Boeck der gheesteliicke sanghen Bedeelt in twee deelen den Bliiden Requiem ende Gheluckighe uyt-vaert, was published in 1631. Scheurleer II, 49,2; BCNI 9232.
78 2711 Medicine Beverwijck J van 
78 2711 Medicine Beverwijck J van 
- A very fine copy.
= Wellcome II, 159; Baumann p.71-79. Popular medicinal manual by the erudite Van Beverwijck, friend of the poet J. Cats, whose poems are found throughout the book. With the title of earlier editions on the frontispiece: "Alle de wercken, zo in de medicyne als chirurgie."
78 2712 Meerman J 
- Some lvs. occas. yellowed/ browned.
= The rare first edition. Tiele 733. Contains the journal of Meerman's travels through Russia and Scandinavia. The final 2 vols. contain i.a. P.F. SUHM, Verhaalen uit de Noordsche helden-eeuw.
78 2713 Mennonites Hortensius van Montfoort L 
78 2713 Mennonites Hortensius van Montfoort L 
- Very fine copy.
= The extremely rare first Dutch edition of Hortensius' Tumultuum Anabaptistarum liber unus (Basel, 1548). Knuttel, Ned. bibl. kerkgesch., p.150/151 mentions as earliest edition the ed. Enkhuizen, 1624. Detailed account of the events in Münster, the riots of the Anabaptists in Amsterdam etc.
78 2714 Middle East Dapper O 
78 2714 Middle East Dapper O 
78 2714 Middle East Dapper O 
- Vague library stamp on title; waterstained in upper inner margin throughout (worse in the middle).
= Navari 322; Tiele 300; Cat. NHSM I, p.267; Paulitschke 190. This edition not in Blackmer sale. The original first edition of this description of the Middle East. The second part is entirely devoted to Arabia: "Die ganze "Kaffeewissenschaft" über die das späte 17. Jahrhundert bereits verfügte, findet sich hier zusammengefasst" (Vom Kaffee in frühen Reiseberichten p.25; not in Arents and Müller).
78 2715 Militaria Brunings P F 
78 2715 Militaria Brunings P F 
- Some occas. marginal foxing; plates occas. sl. rubbed; textlvs. occas sl. yellowed. Binding sl. rubbed along extremities; backcover sl. foxed.
= Lipperheide Qg 8; Hiler p.121; Colas 464. Nice plates of Dutch military costumes.
78 2716 Militaria Teupken J F 
78 2716 Militaria Teupken J F 
- Frontisp. and first plate of the second part w. stamp of "De Soldatenvereeniging" in lower blank margin. Very good, complete copy.
= Sloos 823-08; Lipperheide Qg 1/ 2; Hiler p.837; Colas p.1387; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 455. Fine plates. Both volumes warranted by the author.
78 2717 Munchausen Raspe R E 
78 2717 Munchausen Raspe R E 
- Lacks first free endpaper; new endpapers. Binding rubbed along extremities.
= Waller 1247; De Vries 108; Scheepers II, 441; Lust en Leering p.444; Huiskamp R3; The Children's World of Learning 1742. The name and place of the publisher are fake; neither the place nor the publisher ever existed, however, on his 2nd voyage James Cook brought a man from Tahiti to London whose name was Omai, coming from a town named Huahine who, of course, was the talk of the town. Rare.
78 2718 Netherlands Backer J A 
- Final 20 lvs. of the 4th part browned. Otherwise a fine, untrimmed copy.
= Extremely rare, a combination of a topographical description of the Netherlands and a novel. Tiele 69 (only listing 3 parts).
78 2719 Netherlands Gouthoeven W van 
78 2719 Netherlands Gouthoeven W van 
78 2719 Netherlands Gouthoeven W van 
- Collector's stamp on first free endpaper and in upper blank margin of title-p.; title-p. sl. duststaied in blank margins; a few scattered annots. in margin (1x in pen); trifle dampstained in blank margins towards the end; 3 leaves restored spot in blank margin. Lower end of upper joint restored; binding rubbed.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 187a. The enlarged second and best edition.
78 2720 Netherlands Guicciardini L 
78 2720 Netherlands Guicciardini L 
78 2720 Netherlands Guicciardini L 
- From the library of P.H. Ritter with his ms. owner's entry on first free endpaper and first blank. Lacks the plan of Gouda (as often); occas. w. waterstain in lower blank margin; upper hinge broken. Frontcover outer edge dam. spot; lacks ties.
= Our copy with Guicciardini illustratus 11 no.(1)-(43), (48)-(100); Tiele 430. The first edition with Dutch text, this copy with the map of the siege of Ostend instead of the bird's eye plan ("In sommige exemplaren van de editie van 1612 is de oospronkelijke stadsplattegrond van Oostende (-1) vervangen door een belegeringskaart (Oostende-2)" (GI) and without the occas. bound in extra plates of Amsterdam. But with the often lacking plate of Middelburg city hall by P. BAST. According to P. Buijnsters bound by A. MAGNUS.